Publications & Insight

News, Partner Voices

Poland’s forest policies recently provoked national shame. Now they are a source of pride.

As the backlash against laws protecting nature intensifies across Europe, Augustyn Mikos charts how intense public pressure helped push forests centre stage in his country - and the lessons this holds for the rest of the EU.

07/02/2024

NGO Statements

How could European forests best benefit from the EU Forest Monitoring Law?

For decades, intensive forestry practices have meant that healthy biodiverse forests across the European Union (EU) have been replaced with trees that resemble crops. Intensive forest management not only degrades ecosystems, but...

05/02/2024

Events

Lessons Learned from the EU Cocoa Talks and what does this mean for other EUDR partnerships?

The event aimed to learn lessons from the EU Sustainable Cocoa Initiative at a time that various EU regulations, such as the Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) are coming on line and legally requiring that only...

01/02/2024

Reports

Assessment of the EU Sustainable Cocoa Initiative

Looking back on the journey and to the road ahead

This report sheds light on the achievements and challenges in the implementation of the European Union Sustainable Cocoa Initiative, which aims to deliver on European Green Deal...

31/01/2024

News, Forest Watch

COP28 commits to a vague, eventual transition away from fossil fuels, but emphasises the importance of ending forest loss

The United Nations’ 28th Climate Conference (COP28) has concluded in Dubai, including the first Global Stocktake (GST) of the Paris Agreement. The Parties committed to equitably “transition away” from fossil fuels, and to halt and...

10/01/2024

Reports

How to achieve zero deforestation in the cattle sector

Best practices in Brazil and the new EU regulation on deforestation-free products

18/12/2023

Forest Watch 291 - December 2023

EU launches EUDR support package & essential Forest Monitoring Law, but fails to tackle the paper packaging scourge.

12/12/2023

News, Forest Watch

Smallholders and civil society must be an integral part of EU support for Vietnam’s due diligence implementation

Increasing civil society and smallholder capacity and participation is essential to the success of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation.

12/12/2023

News, Forest Watch

Logging begins in Cameroon’s Ebo forest, putting communities and rare biodiversity at risk

The EU must use the tools at its disposal to encourage Cameroon to save Ebo forest

12/12/2023

News, Forest Watch, Partner Voices

The EU can help Australia face its deforestation issues

Free trade talks between Australia and the EU show why deforestation can no longer be swept under the carpet in trade negotiations.

Guest blog Adèle Chasson, Wilderness Society Australia

12/12/2023